Phelps and congregants have been arrested on numerous occasions in
Canada for violation of that country's hate crime laws. On one occasion,
the congregation had their signs confiscated by customs, and responded
by going to the providence capital and burning and spitting on the Canadian
flag, and threatening to urinate and defecate on it. Should Phelps ever try to
enter Canada again, he will be arrested and tried for violation of hate crimes
laws.
"God Hates Canada" was launched by Phelps in response to Canada's passage
of the controversial Bill C-250, which adds penalties to the Criminal Code of Canada
for inciting the hatred of or encouraging the killing of people on the basis of sexual
orientation amongst other things. Bill C-250, authored by New Democratic Party
Member of Parliament Svend Robinson has come under fire from Focus on the Family
and other conservative religious groups based on the argument that it prohibits the
preaching of various Scripture condemning homosexuality. Supporters of the bill
consider this argument groundless due to provisions that protect religious groups
from prosecution should they criticise homosexual behaviour in a way that does not
promote hatred.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/widi/Rev._Fred_Phelps